Nine Herbs Charm — The Nine Herbs Charm is an Old English charm recorded in the 10th century[1] Lacnunga manuscript.[2] The charm is intended for treatment of poison and infection through the preparation of nine herbs. The numbers nine and three are mentioned… … Wikipedia
Serge Cotta — Serge Cotta, né en 1941 à Saint Etienne, département de la Loire (France), est un poète français. Il est aussi l auteur de romans. Biographie Il émigre dans une douzaine de villes françaises puis séjourne en Allemagne, au gré des affectations… … Wikipédia en Français
Beowulf — This article is about the epic poem. For the character, see Beowulf (hero). For other uses, see Beowulf (disambiguation). Beowulf first page of Beowulf in Cotton Vitellius A. xv … Wikipedia
Deor — For the character of J. R. R. Tolkien s legendarium, see Déor. Deor (or The Lament of Deor ) is an Old English poem found in the late 10th century collection[1] the Exeter Book. The poem consists of the lament of the scop Deor, who lends his name … Wikipedia
Elf — This article is about the mythical creature. For other uses, see Elf (disambiguation). An elf (plural elves) is a being of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of divine beings (wights, vættir) endowed with magical… … Wikipedia
Midgard — For other uses, see Midgard (disambiguation). The runes a:miþkarþi for Old Norse à Miðgarði meaning in Midgard in Middle Earth , on the Fyrby Runestone (Sö 56) in Södermanland, Sweden. Midgard (an Anglicised[ … Wikipedia
Prayer — For other uses, see Prayer (disambiguation). Mary Magdalene by Ary Scheffer (1795–1858). Prayer is a form of religious practice that seeks to activate a volitional rapport to a deity through deliberate practice. Prayer may be either individual or … Wikipedia
Grendel — For other uses, see Grendel (disambiguation). An illustration of Grendel by J.R. Skelton from Stories of Beowulf. Grendel is described as Very terrible to look upon. Grendel is one of three antagonists, along with Grendel s mother and the dragon … Wikipedia
Jötunn — Frost Giant redirects here. For the music album, see Frost Giant (album). The jötnar Fafner and Fasolt seize Freyja in Arthur Rackham s illustration to Richard Wagner s Der Ring des Nibelungen. A jötunn (anglicized jotunn or jotun; … Wikipedia
Wyrd — For other uses, see Wyrd (disambiguation). Wyrd is a concept in Anglo Saxon culture roughly corresponding to fate or personal destiny. The word is ancestral to Modern English weird, which retains its original meaning only dialectally. The cognate … Wikipedia
